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Vol. 17, No. 16 May 3, 2001 Issue
Striking
out a baseball myth George
Platt, WSU’s unofficial historian, is trying to strike out
a myth about the first Shocker baseball player to play in the major
leagues... Research
will lead to a crash landing There’s
going to be a plane crash in June. But don’t worry. The crash
is planned and there won’t be any deaths or injuries... Anthropology
museum to collect tribal art WSU’s
anthropology museum, which reopened recently, has been given the
rare opportunity to start a cultural art collection by sending an
expedition team to the primitive region where the art is created... Indian
student group establishes scholarship What started as an idea nearly a decade ago has turned into reality in a few months. The
Indian Student Association has become one of the first student groups
to establish an endowed scholarship fund. To become endowed, a scholarship
fund must reach the $10,000 level, which allows scholarships to
be paid out indefinitely with the fund’s earnings... A fresh coat of paint and more It’s
been a long time coming. WSU’s Web site, which won awards when
it was new more than three years ago, has not kept up with the evolution
of the Web and the way we use the Web today. It’s time for
a new look, and to find a way for the university Web site to better
serve its various users... Theres’
some remodeling being done on the inside, too While
WSU’s Web site got a new look this week, some features inside
the site are being updated as well... |
WSU
effort to LINK to community under way WSU’s
initiative to connect faculty expertise to community groups for
joint funded research and service projects is under way... Lost
items are found money for scholarships A dozen
or so sunglasses and prescription glasses hang on a pegboard covering
one wall in Valerie Pittier’s office in WSU’s police station.
Below the rows of glasses are several sets of keys... No
summer vacation for campus parking, road work It
won’t be too difficult to find a parking spot on campus this
summer. However, you may have to find a different parking lot than
the one you use now... Historial
Kansas maps will soon be online Finding
a current Kansas map is easy. Finding a Kansas map that’s more
than 100 years old is much more difficult... The
Roundhouse Renaissance campaign goal increased Despite
a campaign kickoff on Halloween day 2000, there’s nothing "scary"
about the progress that’s been made a mere six months later
in the $25 millon effort, the Roundhouse Renaissance. About $14
million in pledges has been received so far, putting Shocker athletics
at about 60 percent of its goal... Once
again this spring, each academic college at WSU is hosting its own
commencement, making commencement a two-day event May 11-12... ‘Lysistrata’ portrays battle of the sexes WSU’s
final Theatre Mainstage Series production this season is "Lysistrata,"
a classical Greek satire, directed by Bela Kiralyfalvi, professor
and chair of performing arts. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday,
May 3-5, and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 6, in Wilner Auditorium... |
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Inside on a summer break This issue of Inside WSU will be the last this academic year. It will resume publishing in late August. The WSU news digest, e-mailed weekly, will continue to keep the campus community informed about happenings during the summer. To submit information for the news digest, contact Joe Kleinsasser, 978-3013 or click here. Giving employees a break Two Wichita businesses are offering discounts to WSU employees. Red Carpet Car Wash, 6001 E. Kellogg, offers a discount of nearly 25 percent for employees who show their WSU ID. A full-service car wash costs $7.60; add $2 for trucks, vans and 4x4s. Owned and managed by WSU alumni, the Wichita Hilton Garden Inn, 2041 N. Bradley Fair Parkway, offers a special rate of $89 for WSU employees who ask for the special WSU rate when booking rooms for their overnight guests. The hotel’s standard rates start at $99. Just hanging around New parking permits for faculty and staff will be issued later this month. Current permits expire June 30. The new permits will be hangtags to display from your vehicle’s rearview mirror. Students were issued hangtags during the spring semester, but the permits have undergone a redesign since then. The tags will hang horizontally, rather than vertically, to not impair a driver’s vision, according to WSU Police. Shutting down for awhile The Lowe Auditorium in the Hughes Metropolitan Complex will be closed in June and July for renovations. An area by the stage will be remodeled to make it handicapped accessible. Time to strike a deal There’s still time to place bids on surplus WSU equipment. Lots of printers, monitors, copiers, chairs, office equipment and even a satellite dish are up for sale through Friday, May 4. Sealed bids must be submitted by 2 p.m. May 4 to the purchasing office, 021 Morrison Hall. To view the items, visit the Physical Plant warehouse from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. through May 3 and from 8 a.m. until shortly before bids are due May 4. For more information, contact David Fyfe or Jon Townsley, 978-3444, or click here. |
